Oct 17 2013 Eng 11

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Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of the period, students will be able to...

  • analyze text as evidenced by annotating and discussing.

Homework Due Today:
  • PHOB- Flashcards

Homework:

  1. None.

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  1. Bring your binder and supplies to class every day.
  2. PHON- Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday Block Day.

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Essential Questions:

  • What is rationalism?
  • How did rationalism influence texts?
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Agenda
Daily Learning Log- Pass out at beginning of class.
  • update your learning log with today's learning target(s), homework and reminders
  1. Liberty in the Form of the Goddess of Youth: Giving support to the Bald Eagle Painting by Abijah Canfield 1800, Gouche on Glass
    • View the painting and answer the questions below it.
  2. Rationalist Elements Chart
  3. from The Autobiography- Ben Franklin
    1. Pre-Reading
    2. Read
    3. Annotate
  4. PHOB- Vocabulary Quiz
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1. What images or symbols do you see in the painting that represents the United States of America?
2. How would you describe Canfield’s depiction of the bald eagle and Liberty? What details do you find most interesting?
3. What techniques does Canfield use to suggest that the future looks positive for the new nation?
4. What do you think is the significance of Liberty offering a symbolic drink from a goblet to the bald eagle?
5. What might have been the artist’s reason for portraying Liberty as the Goddess of Youth?
6. What does the painting indicate about the nature of the American Dream around 1800?
7. Do you think Patrick Henry would have considered the painting to be a persuasive illustration for his arguments before the Virginia Convention? Why or why not?
8. In what way does the painting indicate that Liberty’s feet are guided by “the lamp of experience” as Henry claims his are?
9. How might the painting represent Henry’s hopes?